Systems and methods for determining whether an individual suffers a fall requiring assistance
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1. A computerized method for detecting when a monitored individual has fallen within a fall zone, the method performed by a computerized monitoring system and comprising:
- defining a virtual fall zone within an area that an individual to be monitored is located;
receiving video data from one or more 3D motion and sound sensors capturing live video data from the area, wherein video data from the one or more 3D motion and sound sensors comprises data representing 3D coordinates of body joints for the individual and a general skeletal outline of the individual;
using the data from the one or more 3D motion and sound sensors, determining that the individual has become at least partially located within the virtual fall zone;
determining that the individual has remained at least partially located within the virtual fall zone for at least a pre-determined amount of time; and
upon determining that the individual has remained at least partially located within the virtual fall zone for at least the pre-determined amount of time, automatically transmitting an alert to at least one of a computerized communication system and a centralized monitoring system.
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Abstract
A system and method that allows caregivers, central monitoring companies, and other persons to monitor disabled, elderly, or other high-risk individuals and obtain automatic notification of falls by such an individual, including, but not limited to, falls that require assistance. One or more 3D motion and sound sensors can be placed in the monitored individual'"'"'s room and provide continuous data which is analyzed to determine when the individual has fallen.
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1. A computerized method for detecting when a monitored individual has fallen within a fall zone, the method performed by a computerized monitoring system and comprising:
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defining a virtual fall zone within an area that an individual to be monitored is located; receiving video data from one or more 3D motion and sound sensors capturing live video data from the area, wherein video data from the one or more 3D motion and sound sensors comprises data representing 3D coordinates of body joints for the individual and a general skeletal outline of the individual; using the data from the one or more 3D motion and sound sensors, determining that the individual has become at least partially located within the virtual fall zone; determining that the individual has remained at least partially located within the virtual fall zone for at least a pre-determined amount of time; and upon determining that the individual has remained at least partially located within the virtual fall zone for at least the pre-determined amount of time, automatically transmitting an alert to at least one of a computerized communication system and a centralized monitoring system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computerized system for detecting when an individual has fallen within a fall zone and requires assistance, the computerized system comprising:
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one or more 3D motion and sound sensors configured to capture live video data from an area in which an individual to be monitored is located; a computerized monitoring system configured to; define a virtual fall zone within the area that the individual is located; receive video data from the one or more 3D motion and sound sensors wherein the video data from the one or more 3D motion and sound sensors comprises data representing 3D coordinates of body joints for the individual and a general skeletal outline of the individual; using the data from the one or more 3D motion and sound sensors, determine that the individual has become at least partially located within the virtual fall zone; determine that the individual has remained at least partially located within the virtual fall zone for at least a pre-determined amount of time; and upon determining that the individual has remained at least partially located within the virtual fall zone for at least the pre-determined amount of time, automatically transmit an alert to at least one of a computerized communication system and a centralized monitoring system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A computerized method for detecting when a monitored individual has fallen within a fall zone, said method performed by a computerized monitoring system and comprising:
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defining a virtual fall zone within an area that an individual to be monitored is located; receiving video data from one or more 3D motion and sound sensors capturing live video data from the area; determining that the individual has become at least partially located within the virtual fall zone based on 3D coordinates of one or more body joints of the individual; determining that the individual has remained at least partially located within the virtual fall zone for at least a pre-determined amount of time; and upon determining that the individual has remained at least partially located within the virtual fall zone for at least the pre-determined amount of time, automatically transmitting an alert to at least one of a computerized communication system and a centralized monitoring system. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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